Track map & timeline · Eastern Pacific · September 20–26, 1987
TD TS Cat 1 2 3 4 5 · dashed = post-tropical / remnant low. Click any point or table row to jump there.
01 · The story
Hurricane Otis (1987) was a Category 3 hurricane of the 1987 Eastern Pacific season. It formed on September 20, 1987, reached its peak of 115 mph (185 km/h) on September 22, 1987, and never made landfall. It rapidly intensified by 64 mph in 24 hours (to 104 mph on September 21, 1987). The storm lasted 6.8 days and travelled about 1,514 miles (2,436 km).
02 · Intensity
03 · Timeline
| Date · UTC | Status | Wind | Pressure | Position | Nearest place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.2°N 119.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 10.5°N 119.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 11.0°N 120.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 20 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 11.4°N 120.3°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 00:00 | TS | 52 mph | — | 11.8°N 120.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 06:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 12.5°N 120.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 12:00 | Cat 1 | 75 mph | — | 13.2°N 120.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 21 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 13.7°N 121.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 00:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 14.1°N 121.6°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.5°N 121.8°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 12:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 14.8°N 122.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 22 18:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.1°N 122.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 15.4°N 123.2°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 06:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 15.7°N 123.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 12:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.1°N 124.5°W | open ocean |
| Sep 23 18:00 | Cat 2 | 104 mph | — | 16.4°N 125.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 00:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.7°N 125.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 06:00 | Cat 3 | 115 mph | — | 16.9°N 126.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 12:00 | Cat 2 | 109 mph | — | 17.1°N 126.9°W | open ocean |
| Sep 24 18:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.4°N 127.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 00:00 | Cat 1 | 92 mph | — | 17.4°N 128.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 06:00 | Cat 1 | 86 mph | — | 17.4°N 129.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 12:00 | TS | 63 mph | — | 17.3°N 131.0°W | open ocean |
| Sep 25 18:00 | TS | 40 mph | — | 17.3°N 132.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 00:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.2°N 134.1°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 06:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.2°N 135.7°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 12:00 | TD | 35 mph | — | 17.3°N 137.4°W | open ocean |
| Sep 26 18:00 | TD | 29 mph | — | 17.5°N 138.7°W | open ocean |
⬇ Download track data (CSV) · public-domain NOAA best track
Questions
No — the NOAA best-track record shows no landfall for Otis.
At its peak on September 22, 1987, Otis was a Category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 mph (185 km/h).
6.8 days, from September 20, 1987 to September 26, 1987, including 96 hours at hurricane strength (36 as a major hurricane). It travelled about 1,514 miles.
The 6-hourly positions, winds, pressure and wind radii are available as CSV on this page (track.csv) — they come from the NOAA National Hurricane Center's HURDAT2 database and are in the public domain.
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